Municipalities

Scientific Name

Ophioglossum lusitanicum

Family Name

OPHIOGLOSSACEAE

Common Name

Common Adder's Tongue

Status

Height

0.01m - 0.2m (1-20cm)

Flowers

None

Fruit

Spores

Form

Terrestrial, rootstock knobby with fleshy roots, sterile fronds narrow- elliptical widest towards middle, fertile pinnae up to 15cm tall.

Municipalities

Brighton; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Huon Valley; Kentish; Latrobe; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Uncommon from scattered coastal localities and the Central Highlands up to at least 1190m. Favours sites with little competition. May grow in thin, mossy soil layers over rock platforms and along margins of coastal and highland lagoons. Will also grow exposed to salt spray.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained; Thin soils over rock

General Notes

Water must be curtailed when plants are dormant over summer. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Propagation is by natural increase.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes